Matching Pairs Types of Barriers VocabularyOnline version Click on the box to match the correct term and definition. by Stephanie Muniz 1 sand bags 2 sea wall 3 levee 4 dam 5 sand dune a bank built along a river to prevent flooding a wall built to protect land along the coast from erosion and flooding from the sea a barrier that blocks flowing water or sends it in a new direction. bags filled with sand a hill of sand near an ocean or in a desert that is formed by the wind